Palavra de Honra (2021)

Beautifully Series

This series is beautiful in every way. the characters and storyline are perfectly set. The actor's chemistry is amazing. This is close to the book and was a great action, character growth, and chemistry. There are two only down parts for me, one the ending was left open-ended which I hate they needed to do a better job with the ending, and two that it was censored without the real beauty of it being BL. It is sad that China is still living in the dark ages and censored anything of BL. This would be a 10 easily if they allowed for it to be fully shown and shown the right way with the beauty of BL. The bromance was nice, but you always felt you were missing the true BL of even a tender kiss would have made all the difference. The two main actors were amazing playing the characters and you felt the growth and development of their love. The books are even better. Please China grow up and stop censoring the BL world and welcome it.

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the untamed walk so word of honor could run

Watching this because people recommended this after watching the untamed, and boy oh boy, I ENJOYED THIS DRAMA SO MUCH. I also am very pleasantly shocked by how... Lax... The censorship for this drama went, compared to the Untamed? Dont get me wrong, things that are too much (with chinese national tv standard) will still be censured. People said it's because the marketing was so low key and the untamed hog all the attention so this got away with barely a scratch.

WoH has all the elements i want in a drama; romance, found family, soulmate etc. I adored all the characters, from the leads to the extras. But I find the back and forth between the leads a little bit stilted(?). One day they are lovey-dovey, the next they are having big fight, lao wen went berserk, and then he went back as if nothing happened. The pattern is like a husband who left the house with a fuming wife inside! That is SO CUTE. And dont make me start on cao weining and gu xiang. They are THE BEST BEST PAIR OF CUTE CP.

The chemistry between gong jun and zhang zhehan is also top notch. zzs as the aloof but soft-hearted assassin with wkx as the clingy psycho... They are match made in heaven.

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One of 2021 Best C-Drama

I enjoy it so much watching WOH. For me 1st episode almost average but luckily after that the storyline was develop. You will enjoy more after episode 5.

Appraise more for Gong Jun acting who played Wen Ke Xing very good 🤩. His flirt, smile and devil side etc for me he execute that with good.

ZZH also good, but i feel his face emotional look so flat on mostly episode 😄. But in the next episode, his acting more & more good, and match/ blend with GJ.

I'm glad that WOH really popular and get so many attention especially inter fans. If you like The Untamed series, you'll enjoy this series 👌

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Love the relationship dynamics but plot is boring

I'm saying this at the start because it's important: make sure to watch episode 37 which is a few minutes of epilogue to the story because in most websites you will only find till episode 36. I was drawn to watch this because it's a BL drama and I've never seen one before.

WHAT I LOVED:
I absolutely loved the relationship dynamic between the two male leads. One is a grumpy introvert with his love for bombastic side eye while the other is a flirty extrovert with his love for crazy eyes (with his loved ones he is a ray of sunshine, with his enemies his looks can kill you). At first glance it does seem like they are the total opposites but later down the story we are revealed a lot of things and see how similar and connected the two are. I love how they were able to portray their love and care for each other even though the drama is censored. Their relationship is the definition of actions that speak louder than words. They also call each other soulmates which is just the sweetest thing. There are also two young characters that are disciples of each male lead - one girl and one guy. The four of them have such a fun and crazy family dynamic that for me is the best part of the drama.

The fight scenes and setting are worth mentioning because they look very beautiful. In typical wuxia style you have people flying around but what is quite different in this drama is that they incorporate parts of the settings to the fighting. You see really cool fights on a bridge, river boat, around pink trees. One of the male leads has his signature belt sword while the other uses a super cool fan. I especially loved seeing how the young girl fought like a true badass.

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
My rating went down because unfortunately I didn't like the plot. There are tons of sects and names which I couldn't remember. The backstory is done as a mystery but the reveal is quite confusing because of all the names/places etc and honestly quite underwhelming. None of the other characters interested me and I skipped most of the scenes with the villains and sect talk because it was just boring. The whole plot is about opening an armoury to gain some secrets which does sound realistic but it was just not interesting to me. It is a shame because I love the main characters, if the plot was different I probably would have liked it a lot more.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
Overall I think it's a great BL drama and I'd still recommend it because of the relationship dynamics. One of the male leads has become now a favourite character so because of him, the drama is worth a watch.

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Beautiful

The story is very compelling. You find yourself caring about pretty much all the characters' stories because they were all just so real and complex. The screenwriters, director and producers did a fantastic job translating this from book to screen. I think a lot of the changes they made actually enriched the show a great deal. All the actors/actresses were amazing in their roles, especially the main leads. Kudos to all the musicians involved in this too because the OST was beautiful. The costumes were top-notch as well.

Finally the icing on the cake: This show has some of the best martial arts scenes I've seen in a loooong time. The choreographer is a genius. They didn't sacrifice the fighting for special effects or extra drama, which is actually kind of rare now.

My only criticism would be that it was too short, and I wish it were a bit longer! Definitely one with a lot of re-watch value.

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it had so much potential..

(before we start, keep in mind that this is copypasted from my twitter rant! )

(THIS ALSO CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 37 (EPILOGUE))

ending wise i feel its anti climatic but its not that bad??? bc the series makes it up for it and it did it GOOD hello i love wkx and zzs' relationship so much they did a good job on writing it

i just wish there would be another episode that actually explains how wkx lived

but ok thats it for the biased review heres the non biased one bc i have a lot to say

starting it off, i dont get why zzs' character sometimes feel stagnant?? like yeahh baby go youre punishing yourself bc all the shit u did but at the same time why dont u learn how punishing yourself isnt the way to go?? ik wkx has told him this many times but i feel like zzs didnt improve at all and he was still doing the same thing even in the last episode like bestie !!!! u can die yes but what about others!!!! what about chengling!!! stop punishing yourself, theres so many other ways!!!!!

n then about wkx's character, i love how they wrote him n how hes a ghost chief and shit and i feel like he's the only character, who i could see, got major developments n i love him for it

anw abt the last 5 or so episodes what the hell.

no bc like i feel like they rushed the ending so much that it turns anti climatic in the end?? we saw wkx 'die' for like half an episode and suddenly hes back? it makes sense but the explanation for said death happens so quickly and i barely got any feelings after watching it like like??? i feel like the director couldve added a bit more jazz that could make it work? cause instead of feeling happy or relieved, i just felt robbed in that episode

THEN my biggest beef is on the last episode.

gx and cwn literally got k/lled, your whole sect just got destroyed, and you didnt do anything abt it??? what about the scorpion king???? zhao jing???? prince fucking jin????? what happened to them????!?? how did it end on such a cliffhanger?? why did u take the easy route and say that xie er and zhao jing died in the avalanche????????? WHAT ABOUT OTHER RIGHTEOUS SECTS THAT MURDERED THE GHOST VALLEY???????

theres so many unfinished questions like wtfff they rushed the last episode so much i was genuinely waiting to see what would happen to prince jin and his lackeys, esp now that hes crippled bc of zzs

idk maybe itll be a great seed for zzs to make amends with his past??!????? AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENDING??????????? WKX WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE AT THE ENDING BC OF THEM MISCOMMUNICATING W EACH OTHER SINCE THEY BOTH WANTED TO SAVE ONE ANOTHER THATS GOOD BUT??!??!??! WKX LIVES???? SOMEHOW???????

and they didnt explain either how wkx lives ohmygod im still so hellbent on that

it wouldve been better ngl if they both died at the armory with all the mess finished and they both reincarnate and meet cwn and gx again since they have that red tie bracelet thing

bc if they both died!!!! it would actually make sense for the story!!????!?

i mean im not aganst them becoming immortals and living a life together forever but I JUST THINK. MAYBE IF YOU HAD EXPLAINED HOW WKX LIVED N SHIT. so anyways yes im still not over how they just let go the main villains that easily because i actually want to see a finish line to it????????????

tldr i just feel like they skipped too many plot points and scenes n making the ending feel. empty.

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Storia gonfiata, attori così così

Drama di genere [i]danmei[/i], tratto dal libro "Faraway Wanderers” di Priest, autrice principalmente di storie BL (Guardian, Legend of Fei, Justice in the Dark), in 36 episodi da circa 45 minuti, più un breve epilogo.

Si narra, con molta dovizia di contorno, dell’evoluzione del rapporto tra Zhou Zi Shu, ex capo di una setta di assassini (Zhang Zhe Han), e il misterioso Wen Ke Xing (Gong Jun), che gli fa una corte spietata. I due rimangono coinvolti in una lotta fra varie fazioni, tutte alla ricerca dei vari frammenti di un oggetto che dovrebbe consentire l’apertura di una fortezza a guardia di una preziosissima armeria.

Che dire? Rivedendolo 2/3 anni dopo, scopro che il ricordo splendido che ne avevo non era coerente con l'opera: lo avevo idealizzato. Erano i primi drama cinesi che guardavo, BL per giunta, e tutto era nuovo e bello. Pensavo che la recitazione cinese fosse tutta così ma... col senno di poi, devo ammettere che sono proprio loro ad essere poco più che mediocri, almeno in quest’opera specifica.

Zhang Zhe Han è stato a lungo il mio preferito, probabilmente per via di questo drama. Ma, rivedendolo ora, mi rendo conto che ha poche facce, non particolarmente efficaci, e alla fine è solo carino in certi costumi, bello da guardare, ma niente di cui scrivere a casa. Non che quello che gli hanno fatto in patria sia giusto, intendiamoci, ma come attore non è niente di speciale. Lo stesso dicasi per Gong Jun. Bellissimo, forse anche più di ZZH, specie nell'abito rosso, ma... lasciamo perdere. Ci sono bravi attori fra le spalle e i personaggi secondari, ma se ti ritrovi a fare una smorfia guardando la coppia principale vuol dire che c'è un problema. E fosse solo quello!

Se la recitazione dei personaggi principali è a tratti forzata e teatrale e comunque spesso poco coinvolgente, la CGI è abbastanza penosa. La storia sarebbe anche interessante, ma è talmente circonvoluta e gonfiata da scoraggiare. Le sotto trame hanno le sotto trame... Esagerando, potrei dire che le uniche cose veramente buone sono i costumi, l'aspetto dei protagonisti e l'ottima colonna sonora. Un po' pochino. Beh, aggiungiamoci il flirt: simpatico, via. Il duo protagonista ha una buona chimica, sullo schermo. Grottesco, se si pensa alla successiva evoluzione del rapporto fra i due attori nella vita reale, che ora non si può certo dire siano amici.

Fuori dall'esagerazione, accettando il fatto che sia un'opera a basso budget, con tutto quel che ne consegue, e preparandosi spiritualmente a seguire una lunga epopea piena di fronzoli inutili ai fini della trama principale, si tratta di un titolo potabile, ma che non giustifica l'immenso hype che l'ha circondato e che ha decretato l'improvvisa ascesa a star del duo principale, precedentemente di poca nomea.

A mio personalissimo parere, il motivo di tanta fama è unicamente il fatto che si tratti di un titolo BL, genere in precedenza abbastanza sconosciuto in Cina, che ha goduto di una breve ed esplosiva stagione di gloria prima di essere spietatamente eliminato dai palinsesti ad opera delle forbici censorie. Ci sono molti titoli [i]danmei[/i], già pronti per andare in onda, che non ricevono il permesso per la pubblicazione e chissà se vedranno mai la luce. Quanti soldi sprecati!

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I just completed this drama, and I’m telling y’all’s everything about this drama is on point, from the plot to character , the custom the music...it’s definitely something you shouldn’t miss.

I would like to thanks the crew and the actors for making this drama and character come to life, omg I just love this drama soooo much, the actors were amazing at portraying their role, The way they convey their emotion through their eyes had me sobbing and crying many times, the ending left me feeling mixed of emotions, although wkx did many bad things in his life but he deserves a happy ending and for that I’m sooo very thankful and grateful for giving us a Satisfying ending.

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Fun to watch

This will be a VERY quick review. I’ll start at the ending and say that there’s no good reason for the epilogue not being the ending of episode 36. Not that I’d believe that Word of Honor would kill either of the protagonists, but still. Besides that, I feel like the last episode was very rushed. All the villains are wiped out or disappear after the avalanche and the world is at peace.

I think the first third of the show had a good pace. But, towards the middle point, things started to slow down on the main plot to focus a lot on the side stories. It’s not that I don like to see Xiang and Wei Ning, but it’s a lot of time on their plot and on Scorpion. Thankfully, towards the last 10 episodes the show took better again.

The cast was great and most of the characters were fun to watch. It’s my second BL with Gong Jun, after watching Advance Bravely. I think him and Zhang Zhe Han worked very well together. I understand the constant comparisons with The Untamed, but I think the shows feel very different from the start.

PS: It’s more of a commentary, since it’s neither a good or bad thing, but I feel like this show is very light handed on the double meanings and “suggestions” about the relationship between the two main characters. Of course, the show says multiple times that they’re soulmates and from the epilogue it’s clear that they’ll live together “forever” in the mountain. But I think they didn't wanna risk much censorship.

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EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF CENSORED ROMANCE TO THE LARGEST EXTENT

I would like to warn the readers that this is a totally biased review of why I feel the need to make all drama lovers watch this extremely poignant and beautiful series.

To start off with, let me point out the obvious - The characters. Wen Ke Xing is a man who's of a dual nature, mostly visible when he's away from the ML. WKX's character is so intricately written and has so much story to back up his actions, that his counterpart, Zhou Zi Shu, comes off as a little bland in the first half of the show. As a reader of the book, I knew more than to just judge his character in the first ten to fifteen episodes and knew there would be a lot of character development, which did happen later. The supporting characters were equally brilliantly portrayed, which was totally unexpected because the novel itself was a bit shallow when it came to the depiction of the other characters.

The romantic aspect of this show is obviously the highlight of Word Of Honor because of how explicitly evident the bond between WKX and ZZS is. In the drama, their bond is much deeper than like and love. It is so great, it will warm your heart and make you feel fluffy. Unlike BL's, there's a beauty in a censored BL adaption, The Untamed being one of the best, with Word Of Honor joining the list.

The plot of the drama is very different from that of the book but in a good way. I really like what they did with the story in the drama and as a reader of the original work, I have absolutely no complaints. The storyline got slow-paced in between, but it was needed as it is what led to what happened after.

The fights in this drama were very pleasing to watch and you could see the hard work that went into directing them. I heard that the drama's length was shortened due to the lack of resources and even not considering the obstacles it faced, WOH turned out to be a great watch. It was both engaging and entertaining and hooks the viewer from the very beginning.

Most people wouldn't regret watching this, so please give it a try!! It's such a breath of fresh air and you might never know, this is the drama you have been looking for!

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Grade 10...

Grade 10...
Even without seeing the 37 ep. it couldn't be another note.
Of course, I will review there is no other possibility.
An interesting story with a lot of action, drama, comedy, and a lot of "Soul Mate".
I could see that Word of Honor had more freedom to demonstrate the feelings between the main characters, than another very famous Drama similar to this one.
Speaking of the main characters, I loved the rapport between the two actors.
Xu and Wen are "Soulmates", which was the keyword for this drama.
I hope that someday there will be some kind of continuation.
Nota 10...
Mesmo sem ver o 37 ep. não poderia ser outra nota.
Claro que vou rever não existe outra possibilidade.
A história interessante com muita acção, drama, comedia e como muita "Alma Gémea".
Deu para ver que Word of Honor teve mais liberdade para demonstrar os sentimentos entre os personagens principais, que outro Drama bem famoso e similar a este.
Por falar em personagens principais, adorei o entrosamento entre os dois actores.
As xu e Wen dedidamente são "Soulmates" que foi a palavra chave para este drama.
Espero que algum diaa haja algum tipo de continuação.

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A drama with a lot more ‘oomph’ than most

I admit I decided to watch this drama after finishing The Untamed. I was very impressed by the wuxia genre and the potential for deep storytelling. However, and my western worldview might cause this, the series falls into the same pitfalls that I also experienced in The Untamed.

For one, I felt that the series could have been somewhat shorter or at least used some of its scenes for other things. It's also very tiring in the long run. There's this paradox where heavy, informational scenes are drawn out so much that I'm begging for a break, and then when we do get some relief, the scenes feel empty or out of place. There is so much exposition that they tend to drown out each other. There's a sweet semi-plot twist near the end that I didn't even notice until the timed comments pointed it out. I'm just so busy getting caught up in everyone's relations and agendas that I get confused or miss things outright. However, this is probably more of a genre than a specific problem with the series.

What this drama is excellent at, though, is making all the characters very interesting. I'm very picky about b-plots, but honestly had not much of a problem with those in WoH - disregarding the extreme info-dumping.

I won't move into spoiler territory, but I feel that this is a reasonable warning: if there are certain tropes you hate, especially when it comes to endings, you might want to prepare yourself during the last five episodes. It is overall a bittersweet experience, and I was honestly angry at some points because who wants to be disappointed after spending several days on this series?

These are all of my major complaints. However, I do have a lot of praise. This drama has some of the best costuming so far. I cannot help but look at Wen Kexing's outfit in every scene. The costumers spent a lot of time was spent of designing his costumes. The series has a lot of CGIs that are pretty obvious, but it's used to create some gorgeous landscapes and special effects. One thing that blew me away was the fighting scenes! They're so much better than other dramas I've seen. I'm afraid that I won't find anything nearly as good in the future.

If you can dedicate the time needed to watch this drama in its entirety, I think it would be a gratifying watch.

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